Inning: 1 Detroit Al Buchanan pitching. Luis Leiter singles to left field. Zeke Scheffler walks. Bob Stump grounds out to the second baseman. Luis Leiter advances to third on the play. Zeke Scheffler advances to second on the play. Don Lee walks. Rube Bovee strikes out. Bruce Church grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Boston Vic Bancroft pitching. John Brown strikes out. Fred Thompson strikes out. Jimmy Malloy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Lou Keeton singles past the first baseman. Phenomenal Hairston singles to center field. Vic Bancroft lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Luis Leiter walks. Zeke Scheffler walks. Lou Keeton scores. Bob Stump singles to center field. Phenomenal Hairston scores. Luis Leiter scores. Zeke Scheffler advances to third on the hit. Don Lee singles to center field. Zeke Scheffler scores. Bob Stump is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Rube Bovee reached on a 2-base fielding error by Mort Medwick. Bruce Church grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Mort Medwick grounds out to the second baseman. John Meine lines out to the shortstop. Max Tremie walks. Fred Jones singles to center field. Dave Underwood flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Lou Keeton flies out to the left fielder. Phenomenal Hairston reached on a 2-base fielding error by John Brown. Vic Bancroft strikes out. Luis Leiter flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Al Buchanan grounds out to the third baseman. John Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Thompson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Zeke Scheffler strikes out. Bob Stump pops out to the third baseman. Don Lee singles to right field. Rube Bovee walks. Bruce Church strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Jimmy Malloy singles to center field. Mort Medwick singles to left field. Passed ball. Jimmy Malloy advances to third. Mort Medwick advances to second. John Meine singles to right field. Jimmy Malloy scores. Mort Medwick scores. Max Tremie grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Meine is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Fred Jones flies out to the right fielder. Dave Underwood singles to center field. Max Tremie advances to third on the hit. Al Buchanan singles to left field. Max Tremie scores. John Brown hits a home run. Dave Underwood scores. Al Buchanan scores. Bob Tobin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Thompson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Lou Keeton lines out to the shortstop. Phenomenal Hairston singles to right field. Harl Crawford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Tobin pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Luis Leiter grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Phenomenal Hairston is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Jimmy Malloy flies out to the left fielder. Mort Medwick singles to right field. John Meine doubles to center field. Mort Medwick uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bunny Jurak comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Max Tremie grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Fred Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Zeke Scheffler grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bob Stump grounds out to the second baseman. Don Lee pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Dave Underwood singles to right field. Harl Crawford lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Brown walks. Fred Thompson walks. Jimmy Malloy singles to left field. Dave Underwood scores. John Brown scores. Bill Enright comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mort Medwick hits a home run. Fred Thompson scores. Jimmy Malloy scores. John Meine reached on a fielding error by Bob Stump. Max Tremie strikes out. Fred Jones hits a home run. John Meine scores. Dave Underwood strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Rube Bovee flies out to the center fielder. Bruce Church strikes out. Lou Keeton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Aurelio Griffith is pinch hitting for Harl Crawford. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Aurelio Griffith grounds out to the shortstop. John Brown hits an infield single to the pitcher. Fred Thompson singles to left field. John Brown advances to third on the hit. Jimmy Malloy grounds out to the second baseman. John Brown scores. Fred Thompson advances to second on the play. Mort Medwick singles to left field. Fred Thompson scores. Mort Medwick steals second. John Meine flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Joe Taylor pitching. Phenomenal Hairston grounds out to the third baseman. George Pedre is pinch hitting for Bill Enright. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. George Pedre strikes out. Luis Leiter flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Ed Milligan pitching. Max Tremie singles to left field. Max Tremie is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Fred Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Underwood hits a home run. Ced Arlich is pinch hitting for Joe Taylor. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ced Arlich grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Kevin Wallace pitching. Gerry Shea is pinch hitting for Zeke Scheffler. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gerry Shea strikes out. Bob Stump singles to right field. Don Lee strikes out. Rube Bovee grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 10 Boston total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - John Meine (18).HR - John Brown (15), Mort Medwick (5), Fred Jones (2), Dave Underwood (11). Baserunning: SB - Mort Medwick (2).CS - Max Tremie (1). Fielding: E - John Brown, Mort Medwick.
Game Notes Mort Medwick is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dick Page improves in arm Eddie Strahs did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Gil Rufer improves in power_vs_righty Bill Baker did not respond to coaching in arm Dan McDaniel did not respond to coaching in range Danny Davis improves in speed
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Don Groom improves in speed Jack Motton improves in contact_vs_righty Denny Johnson did not respond to coaching in endurance Adam Shannon did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Denny Johnson did not respond to coaching in control Boots Ontiveros improves in speed